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From Picasso’s 'The Young Ladies of Avignon' to Munch’s 'The Scream', what was it about these paintings that arrested people’s attention upon viewing them, that cemented them in the canon of art history as iconic works?

Instagram didn't start out as Instagram. It started out as … Burbn. Kevin Systrom, the creativity researcher Keith Sawyer explains, was a fan of Kentucky whiskeys. So when he created a location-based iPhone app -- one driven by the success of network...

When Darren Huston, chief executive officer of the Priceline Group, has a decision to discuss with one of his managers, he often heads outdoors for a walking meeting, away from the hubbub of his open office in Amsterdam. “Walking clears my brain,” he...

Creativity and innovation are crucial to businesses' growth, new research suggests. If companies fail to integrate creativity and innovation into their business, they could be preventing themselves from reaching their full potential, according to a s...

Technology has altered human physiology. It makes us think differently, feel differently, even dream differently. It affects our memory, attention spans and sleep cycles. This is attributed to a scientific phenomenon known as neuroplasticity, or the ...

You’ve probably heard of the debate about whether open offices or the oh-so-dreaded traditional cubicles are better in the workplace. All these discussions revolve around layout and arrangement, but did you know that ambience is equally (if not more)...

Worried that someone at work might be stealing your good ideas? Relax. It doesn't happen as often as you think. A study in the current issue of the Academy of Management Journal discovered employees have nothing to gain from hiding their insights fro...

For those confused, this is not an article about grape spread. Jelly, the new questions and answers app helmed by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, is still, for the most part, a fringe app for the social media-obsessed. Less than a month old, the most p...

What is the most important quality of an entrepreneur? Many would argue it is passion -- an overwhelming love of what one is doing, and the drive and determination to see one's dreams realized. Others might say leadership -- the ability to bring a te...

Kanye West made a stop at Harvard University Sunday night to talk design and creativity. The rapper, who was in Boston for a stop of the Yeezus Tour, gave a seemingly impromptu talk as part of the DONDA Design Lecture Series. "I really do believe tha...

The ability of humans to create art, think rationally or invent new tools has long interested scientists, and a new study reveals how the brain achieves these imaginative feats. Human imagination stems from a widespread network of brain areas that co...

You're a young, web savvy go-getter with a penchant for sharing your feelings online. You have a large social following that trusts your expertise in all things Internet. To an outsider, you seem to be on top of the world. But beneath your hip, techy...

Creative photography has never been easier with the advent of smartphones. But after you’ve shared that snapshot of yummy pizza you had in Rome, with St. Peter’s Basilica carefully positioned in the background, what next? Beyond applying filters and ...

One of the best pieces of work advice I’ve ever received—and yes, it was from my mother—was to make sure to take my lunch hour. If you've gotten into the unhealthy habit of eating lunch at your desk, never seeing sunlight or feeling outside air on yo...

Do you ever find yourself thinking, “Well, I could move to San Francisco, or New York, or China or Chile! And I could work in tech, or fashion, or marketing or something else!” while another voice in your head says, “This is my list of things to do t...

Nothing can match the frustration of losing your imaginative mojo, especially in the middle of a new project. Video production community Wooshii just launched the site Help Me Be Fucking Creative to inspire designers when they're lacking inspiration....

Karen Hough is the Founder and CEO of ImprovEdge and the Author of The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work published by Berrett-Koehler. She speaks internationally and writes on negotiation, leadership, sal...

Dave Sloan is CEO of Treehouse Logic, which offers a hosted design tool solution that enables customer co-creation. You can reach Dave at dave@treehouselogic.com and follow him on Twitter. Do you have good taste? Feeling inspired? Lots of new fashion...

In the days of cold, hard newsprint, only people who could draw were successful comic strip authors. In some cases, this resulted in comic strips that had very nice pictures, but weren't all that funny (cough, Blondie). Thankfully, the Internet has t...

Hank Wasiak is a partner at the creative firm The Concept Farm, and the best selling author of the Asset-Based Thinking book series. He is a three-time Emmy award winning TV host, a teacher at USC’s Graduate School of Business, and a Reiki Master. So...

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